Words of Praise

“When you are living in your sweet spot you feel both calm and energetic, accomplished and joyful, strong and at ease. Dr. Christine Carter’s The Sweet Spot illuminates the simple and sustainable path toward this precious and happy balance.”

"I sat down to read Christine Carter’s The Sweet Spot on a particularly busy day, and oddly found that as I read, I could see a better way through obligations. In other words, this book did something I thought was impossible: it seemed to give me more time. In this age of overstuffed schedules, that’s about as good as self-help advice can get. Thank you, Christine!"

What Others Are Saying

“The Sweet Spot has inspired me to make immediate changes that have increased my productivity and lowered my stress. I’ve also shared Dr. Carter’s research-backed ideas with my executive coaching clients—men and women eager to up their game—and I know it will help them manage their teams to better results, too.”

“Timely, lively, and vital... The Sweet Spot is useful immediately and a must read. Carter gets to the heart of how to pursue happiness in a busy world, without sacrificing excellence. This book spoke to me.”

Shawn AchorNew York Times Bestselling Author of The Happiness Advantage

More Words of Praise

“Funny, intimately honest, and so practical — Dr. Carter pulls pure gold out of studies on the brain and happiness. Her book reads like a page-turning thriller full of proven ways to have the life you want.”

Rick Hanson, Ph.D.Author of Hardwiring Happiness: The New Brain Science of Calm, Contentment, and Confidence

“My copy of Christine Carter’s The Sweet Spot is underlined, scribbled on, and dog-eared because of all the pages I want to come back to. Filled with evidence-based research, helpful, practical advice and her own warm, generous and funny stories, The Sweet Spot is a gift, like a good friend drawing a personal roadmap out of the crazy busy swirl of our overloaded lives toward the sweet spot of a happier and more meaningful one.”

Brigid SchulteAuthor of Overwhelmed: Work, Love and Play When No One has the Time, and Pulitzer Prize-Winning Washington Post staff writer

“If it isn’t hard it isn’t work, right? Carter turns this assumption on its head by showing us how to be stronger and make life easier, both through her own experience and new research. The Sweet Spot is worth finding, and she teaches us how.”

Lucy DanzigerNew York Times Bestselling Co-Author of The Nine Rooms of Happiness: Loving Yourself, Finding Your Purpose, and Getting Over Life's Little Imperfections

“In this compelling and practical book, you will learn not only the latest research about how to wire your brain and body for your sweet spot, you will learn exactly how to use this information right now to create a much sweeter life!”

Christiane Northrup, M.D.

“Finally, the author of my favorite book on parenting has written a book on work-life balance. Christine Carter has once again created the perfect blend of science and story, to give us practical tools for combating the overwhelm that seems to pervade modern life.”